Genesis 29
1 And Jacob lifts up his feet, and goes toward the land of the sons of the east;
| ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَعْقُوبُ رِجْلَيْهِ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى أَرْضِ بَنِي ٱلْمَشْرِقِ. | ١ |
2 and he looks, and behold, a well in the field, and behold, there [are] three droves of a flock crouching by it, for they water the droves from that well, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
| وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ بِئْرٌ وَهُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَةُ قُطْعَانِ غَنَمٍ رَابِضَةٌ عِنْدَهَا، لِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ تِلْكَ ٱلْبِئْرِ يَسْقُونَ ٱلْقُطْعَانَ، وَٱلْحَجَرُ عَلَى فَمِ ٱلْبِئْرِ كَانَ كَبِيرًا. | ٢ |
3 (When all the droves have been gathered there, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
| فَكَانَ يَجْتَمِعُ إِلَى هُنَاكَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْقُطْعَانِ فَيُدَحْرِجُونَ ٱلْحَجَرَ عَنْ فَمِ ٱلْبِئْرِ وَيَسْقُونَ ٱلْغَنَمَ، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّونَ ٱلْحَجَرَ عَلَى فَمِ ٱلْبِئْرِ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. | ٣ |
4 And Jacob says to them, “My brothers, where [are] you from?” And they say, “We [are] from Haran.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَعْقُوبُ: «يَا إِخْوَتِي، مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتُمْ؟» فَقَالُوا: «نَحْنُ مِنْ حَارَانَ». | ٤ |
5 And he says to them, “Have you known Laban, son of Nahor?” And they say, “We have known.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ لَابَانَ ٱبْنَ نَاحُورَ؟» فَقَالُوا: «نَعْرِفُهُ». | ٥ |
6 And he says to them, “Does he have peace?” And they say, “Peace; and behold, his daughter Rachel is coming with the flock.”
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلْ لَهُ سَلَامَةٌ؟» فَقَالُوا: «لَهُ سَلَامَةٌ. وَهُوَذَا رَاحِيلُ ٱبْنَتُهُ آتِيَةٌ مَعَ ٱلْغَنَمِ». | ٦ |
7 And he says, “Behold, the day [is] still great, [it is] not time for the livestock to be gathered; water the flock, and go, delight yourselves.”
| فَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلنَّهَارُ بَعْدُ طَوِيلٌ. لَيْسَ وَقْتَ ٱجْتِمَاعِ ٱلْمَوَاشِي. اِسْقُوا ٱلْغَنَمَ وَٱذْهَبُوا ٱرْعَوْا». | ٧ |
8 And they say, “We are not able, until all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.”
| فَقَالُوا: «لَا نَقْدِرُ حَتَّى تَجْتَمِعَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْقُطْعَانِ وَيُدَحْرِجُوا ٱلْحَجَرَ عَنْ فَمِ ٱلْبِئْرِ، ثُمَّ نَسْقِي ٱلْغَنَمَ». | ٨ |
9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel has come with the flock which her father has, for she [is] shepherdess;
| وَإِذْ هُوَ بَعْدُ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَهُمْ أَتَتْ رَاحِيلُ مَعَ غَنَمِ أَبِيهَا، لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَرْعَى. | ٩ |
10 and it comes to pass, when Jacob has seen Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, and the flock of his mother’s brother Laban, that Jacob comes near and rolls the stone from off the mouth of the well, and waters the flock of his mother’s brother Laban.
| فَكَانَ لَمَّا أَبْصَرَ يَعْقُوبُ رَاحِيلَ بِنْتَ لَابَانَ خَالِهِ، وَغَنَمَ لَابَانَ خَالِهِ، أَنَّ يَعْقُوبَ تَقَدَّمَ وَدَحْرَجَ ٱلْحَجَرَ عَنْ فَمِ ٱلْبِئْرِ وَسَقَى غَنَمَ لَابَانَ خَالِهِ. | ١٠ |
11 And Jacob kisses Rachel, and lifts up his voice, and weeps,
| وَقَبَّلَ يَعْقُوبُ رَاحِيلَ وَرَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ وَبَكَى. | ١١ |
12 and Jacob declares to Rachel that he [is] her father’s brother, and that he [is] Rebekah’s son, and she runs and declares [it] to her father.
| وَأَخْبَرَ يَعْقُوبُ رَاحِيلَ أَنَّهُ أَخُو أَبِيهَا، وَأَنَّهُ ٱبْنُ رِفْقَةَ، فَرَكَضَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ أَبَاهَا. | ١٢ |
13 And it comes to pass, when Laban hears the report of his sister’s son Jacob, that he runs to meet him, and embraces him, and kisses him, and brings him into his house; and he recounts to Laban all these things,
| فَكَانَ حِينَ سَمِعَ لَابَانُ خَبَرَ يَعْقُوبَ ٱبْنِ أُخْتِهِ أَنَّهُ رَكَضَ لِلِقَائِهِ وَعَانَقَهُ وَقَبَّلَهُ وَأَتَى بِهِ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. فَحَدَّثَ لَابَانَ بِجَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ. | ١٣ |
14 and Laban says to him, “You [are] surely my bone and my flesh”; and he dwells with him a month of days.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ لَابَانُ: «إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ عَظْمِي وَلَحْمِي». فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ شَهْرًا مِنَ ٱلزَّمَانِ. | ١٤ |
15 And Laban says to Jacob, “Is it because you [are] my brother that you have served me for nothing? Declare to me what your hire [is].”
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لَابَانُ لِيَعْقُوبَ: «أَلِأَنَّكَ أَخِي تَخْدِمُنِي مَجَّانًا؟ أَخْبِرْنِي مَا أُجْرَتُكَ». | ١٥ |
16 And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
| وَكَانَ لِلَابَانَ ٱبْنَتَانِ، ٱسْمُ ٱلْكُبْرَى لَيْئَةُ وَٱسْمُ ٱلصُّغْرَى رَاحِيلُ. | ١٦ |
17 and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
| وَكَانَتْ عَيْنَا لَيْئَةَ ضَعِيفَتَيْنِ، وَأَمَّا رَاحِيلُ فَكَانَتْ حَسَنَةَ ٱلصُّورَةِ وَحَسَنَةَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ. | ١٧ |
18 And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
| وَأَحَبَّ يَعْقُوبُ رَاحِيلَ، فَقَالَ: «أَخْدِمُكَ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ بِرَاحِيلَ ٱبْنَتِكَ ٱلصُّغْرَى». | ١٨ |
19 and Laban says, “It is better for me to give her to you than to give her to another man; dwell with me”;
| فَقَالَ لَابَانُ: «أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ إِيَّاهَا أَحْسَنُ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْطِيَهَا لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ. أَقِمْ عِنْدِي». | ١٩ |
20 and Jacob serves for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.
| فَخَدَمَ يَعْقُوبُ بِرَاحِيلَ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ، وَكَانَتْ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ كَأَيَّامٍ قَلِيلَةٍ بِسَبَبِ مَحَبَّتِهِ لَهَا. | ٢٠ |
21 And Jacob says to Laban, “Give up my wife, for my days have been fulfilled, and I go in to her”;
| ثُمَّ قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ لِلَابَانَ: «أَعْطِنِي ٱمْرَأَتِي لِأَنَّ أَيَّامِي قَدْ كَمُلَتْ، فَأَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهَا». | ٢١ |
22 and Laban gathers all the men of the place, and makes a banquet.
| فَجَمَعَ لَابَانُ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَكَانِ وَصَنَعَ وَلِيمَةً. | ٢٢ |
23 And it comes to pass in the evening, that he takes his daughter Leah, and brings her to him, and he goes in to her;
| وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْمَسَاءِ أَنَّهُ أَخَذَ لَيْئَةَ ٱبْنَتَهُ وَأَتَى بِهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا. | ٢٣ |
24 and Laban gives his maidservant Zilpah to her, to his daughter Leah, [for] a maidservant.
| وَأَعْطَى لَابَانُ زِلْفَةَ جَارِيَتَهُ لِلَيْئَةَ ٱبْنَتِهِ جَارِيَةً. | ٢٤ |
25 And it comes to pass in the morning, that behold, it [is] Leah; and he says to Laban, “What [is] this you have done to me? Have I not served with you for Rachel? And why have you deceived me?”
| وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ إِذَا هِيَ لَيْئَةُ، فَقَالَ لِلَابَانَ: «مَا هَذَا ٱلَّذِي صَنَعْتَ بِي؟ أَلَيْسَ بِرَاحِيلَ خَدَمْتُ عِنْدَكَ؟ فَلِمَاذَا خَدَعْتَنِي؟». | ٢٥ |
26 And Laban says, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn;
| فَقَالَ لَابَانُ: «لَا يُفْعَلُ هَكَذَا فِي مَكَانِنَا أَنْ تُعْطَى ٱلصَّغِيرَةُ قَبْلَ ٱلْبِكْرِ. | ٢٦ |
27 fulfill the period of seven [for] this one, and we also give to you this one, for the service which you serve with me yet seven other years.”
| أَكْمِلْ أُسْبُوعَ هَذِهِ، فَنُعْطِيَكَ تِلْكَ أَيْضًا، بِٱلْخِدْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي تَخْدِمُنِي أَيْضًا سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ أُخَرَ». | ٢٧ |
28 And Jacob does so, and fulfills the period of seven [for] this one, and he gives his daughter Rachel to him for a wife for him;
| فَفَعَلَ يَعْقُوبُ هَكَذَا. فَأَكْمَلَ أُسْبُوعَ هَذِهِ، فَأَعْطَاهُ رَاحِيلَ ٱبْنَتَهُ زَوْجَةً لَهُ. | ٢٨ |
29 and Laban gives his maidservant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel for a maidservant for her.
| وَأَعْطَى لَابَانُ رَاحِيلَ ٱبْنَتَهُ بِلْهَةَ جَارِيَتَهُ جَارِيَةً لَهَا. | ٢٩ |
30 And he also goes in to Rachel, and he also loves Rachel more than Leah; and he serves with him yet seven other years.
| فَدَخَلَ عَلَى رَاحِيلَ أَيْضًا، وَأَحَبَّ أَيْضًا رَاحِيلَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ لَيْئَةَ. وَعَادَ فَخَدَمَ عِنْدَهُ سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ أُخَرَ. | ٣٠ |
31 And YHWH sees that Leah [is] the hated one, and He opens her womb, and Rachel [is] barren;
| وَرَأَى ٱلرَّبُّ أَنَّ لَيْئَةَ مَكْرُوهَةٌ فَفَتَحَ رَحِمَهَا، وَأَمَّا رَاحِيلُ فَكَانَتْ عَاقِرًا. | ٣١ |
32 and Leah conceives, and bears a son, and calls his name Reuben, for she said, “Because YHWH has looked on my affliction; because now does my husband love me.”
| فَحَبِلَتْ لَيْئَةُ وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا وَدَعَتِ ٱسْمَهُ «رَأُوبَيْنَ»، لِأَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ نَظَرَ إِلَى مَذَلَّتِي. إِنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ يُحِبُّنِي رَجُلِي». | ٣٢ |
33 And she conceives again, and bears a son, and says, “Because YHWH has heard that I [am] the hated one, He also gives to me even this [one]”; and she calls his name Simeon.
| وَحَبِلَتْ أَيْضًا وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا، وَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ سَمِعَ أَنِّي مَكْرُوهَةٌ فَأَعْطَانِي هَذَا أَيْضًا». فَدَعَتِ ٱسْمَهُ «شِمْعُونَ». | ٣٣ |
34 And she conceives again and bears a son, and says, “Now [is] the time, my husband is joined to me, because I have born to him three sons,” therefore has [one] called his name Levi.
| وَحَبِلَتْ أَيْضًا وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا، وَقَالَتِ: «ٱلْآنَ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرَّةَ يَقْتَرِنُ بِي رَجُلِي، لِأَنِّي وَلَدْتُ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةَ بَنِينَ». لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ ٱسْمُهُ «لَاوِيَ». | ٣٤ |
35 And she conceives again and bears a son, and this time says, “I praise YHWH”; therefore has she called his name Judah; and she ceases from bearing.
| وَحَبِلَتْ أَيْضًا وَوَلَدَتِ ٱبْنًا وَقَالَتْ: «هَذِهِ ٱلْمَرَّةَ أَحْمَدُ ٱلرَّبَّ». لِذَلِكَ دَعَتِ ٱسْمَهُ «يَهُوذَا». ثُمَّ تَوَقَّفَتْ عَنِ ٱلْوِلَادَةِ. | ٣٥ |
